November/December 2019

Industry News
ASSURED LEADS!
Director at Leads 2 Trade, Andy Royle (left) and Austin
Greene, Managing Director of Assure Certification.
Leads 2 Trade have linked up with Assure
Certification to offer prospective members
of their installer network a quicker route to
become self-certified.
To become a member of the Leads 2 Trade
network, all companies must now be certified
and the link-up provides Leads 2 Trade with
another great service for installers, as well as
even more peace of mind for consumers too.
“At Leads 2 Trade we always have the
consumers’ best interests at heart,” said Andy
Royle, Co-Founder and Director at Leads 2
Trade. “We take the hassle out of having to find
a reputable, trusted, company by having a
vetted trading network, that meets the highest
standards, readily available to customers. The
profile of our network has changed over the
years and it’s vital that our members have the
right certification. So, any applications we get
from new companies who don’t have a
competent persons scheme in place we steer in
Assure’s direction. All installers registered with
Assure are provided with branded ID cards, so
homeowners know they are exactly who they
claim, and they have the appropriate Minimal
Technical Competences to complete the work.”
Assure Certification is an official, UKASaccredited
Competent Persons Scheme
authorised by the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
for the replacement of windows, roof windows,
rooflights and doors in England and Wales.
Assure offers an easy application process, a
technical helpline, while all their inspectors are
window industry trained.
KORNICHE ENJOYS FURTHER SUCCESS
At the inaugural Conservatory & Orangery for Innovation earlier in the year, this award
Awards, the Korniche Aluminium Roof Lantern cements the Korniche Roof Lantern as best in
picked up yet another independently judged class – applauded by those who have installed
award – Best Rooflight and Lantern System the product for its simplicity, strength and
and, even though not launched yet, achieved a engineering, and now recognised by an impartial
finalist position in the Technical Innovation panel of industry experts with the judges stating:
Category for the Korniche Bi-folding doors “We couldn’t fault this product in any way. It ticks
composite clip-in bead system.
all of the boxes!”
The C&O Awards are a response to the continued The Korniche Lantern continues to be well
growth in consumer demand for additional living received by the consumer – Made for Trade
space and the high-quality products now
ensures the brand is highly positioned within the
available from our industry.
industry and provides excellent value in
marketing support. MFT also goes to great
Made for Trade identified the demand for a
lengths and expense to build trade partner
purpose built roof lantern for flat roof extensions
demand for the Korniche brand by exhibiting at
which inspired the company to develop the
Homebuilding & Renovating Shows throughout the
Korniche – a product that offers the consumer a
year, with the products also profiled through BBC
strong yet beautifully proportioned glazing solution,
renovating programmes and showcased by
whilst delivering a product for builders, installers
presenters on social media channels.
and stockists that is both highly profitable whilst
being fast and easy to install on site.
With such a buzz around Korniche Aluminium
Systems, the company says now is the time to
Having achieved the Professional Builder Award
become a Korniche Trade Partner and installer.
POSITIVE FEELING DESPITE UNCERTAINTY
A poll conducted at this
“It was really interesting to see
year’s Glazing Summit made
that only 25% of people said
for interesting reading, with
that, in their opinion, the state
more than half of those in
of the market in 2019 is down
attendance saying that the
on last year, considering Brexit
state of the market in 2019 is
has provided a lot of
no worse than 2018.
uncertainty,” commented
Andrew Scott, Glazing Summit
24% of visitors to the one-day
Founder and CEO of Purplex
conference also said that it was better than last
and Insight Data. Brexit has painted a picture of
year. The results were revealed by the Glazing
negativity over the whole country, whatever the
Summit after a successful event at Edgbaston
industry, so it’s great to see that our industry has
Stadium and Conference centre which saw almost
shown a lot of positivity. At next year’s Glazing
350 industry leaders come together to discuss the
Summit, we’ll conduct another poll to see how
challenges the industry faces. Organisers Purplex
people see the state of the market next year –
Marketing and Insight Data used Slido, the online
and I’m sure the results will be equally
Q&A and polling app, which allowed attendees to
interesting.”
take part in several polls and pose questions for
those on stage through their smartphone. See p16 for more on the Glazing Summit.
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